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NAME

       isdnctrl - get/set ISDN device information

SYNOPSIS

       isdnctrl action device ...

DESCRIPTION

       isdnctrl  is  used  to  create  and delete network interfaces for ISDN, set up the various
       parameters and phone numbers for dial in and dial out. It is also used to list the current
       parameters  of  an  already  configured  network  interface.   isdnctrl  is not needed for
       configuration of ISDN ttys!

       The use of isdnctrl is independent of the hardware driver.

OPTIONS

       The following actions may be given to isdnctrl.

       addif name
              Adds a new ISDN interface name to the kernel. If name is omitted, the  kernel  will
              use  ethX,  where  X  is an increasing number starting from 0. This is probably not
              useful with ISDN so using a name like isdn0 (for raw ip interfaces) or  ippp0  (for
              synchronous PPP interfaces) is always recommended.

       delif name [force]
              Removes  the  ISDN interface name from the kernel. If the optional keyword force is
              appended, isdnctrl executes ifconfig name down before removing it.

       reset [force]
              Removes all ISDN interfaces from the kernel if it  is  possible.  If  the  optional
              keyword  force is appended, isdnctrl executes ifconfig name down before removing an
              interface.

       ifdefaults name
              resets the interface name to some reasonable defaults.

       dialmode name [off|manual|auto]
              Sets the dial mode of the interface to one of:

              off
              no connection can be  made;  an  existing  connection  is  terminated  immediately.
              Incoming connections are also not possible.

              manual
              manual  dialing  /  hangup; a connection will only be made after isdnctrl dial name
              but the line will be disconnected after the huptimeout value set  if  using  kernel
              drivers  updated  since 1 Nov 1998; otherwise an explicit isdnctrl hangup name will
              be needed to cause the connection to be dropped.
              Incoming connections are possible; however, if  this  interface  is  configured  in
              callback  in  mode,  the  callback  dial  will  not  happen (as this is actually an
              outgoing connection, not an incoming one).

              auto
              autodial mode; an outgoing packet will trigger a dialout, and a hangup  will  occur
              after the huptimeout value specified (see below).
              An  interface  in  auto  dial  mode will call another system back (if configured in
              callback in mode).

              auto was the "old" behaviour (as it was before dialmode was implemented).

              If no argument is given, the current dialmode value is displayed.

              You can give all as the interface name; the command will then be executed  for  all
              interfaces.

       addphone name out num
              Adds  the  phone  number  num to the list of outgoing numbers of the ISDN interface
              name.  Numbers in this list are used to dial the remote station if  the  connection
              is  down  and  packets are to be sent via the interface (Dial on demand). More than
              one number can be set by calling isdnctrl addphone repeatedly.  If  more  than  one
              number  is  set,  these  will  be tried one after another (the last added number is
              tried first, etc.).  When using a german SPV-type connection, the number has to  be
              prefixed by a capital S.

       addphone name in num
              Adds  the  phone  number  num to the list of incoming numbers of the ISDN interface
              name.  Numbers in this list are used to verify  access  permission  of  the  remote
              station  if  an  incoming  call  is  received.  The verification can be disabled by
              setting the interface into insecure mode using isdnctrl name secure  off.   If  the
              list  is  empty, incoming calls are disabled.  More than one number can be added by
              calling isdnctrl addphone repeatedly. Also wildcards can be used (see below).

       delphone name in|out num
              Removes phone number num from the incoming or outgoing phone list.

       eaz name [num]
              Set the EAZ (German 1TR6 protocol) or MSN (Euro-ISDN  E-DSS1)  for  ISDN  interface
              name  to num.  For an EAZ this is only one digit, while for an MSN num is the whole
              MSN (usually the local phone number).  If  num  is  omitted,  isdnctrl  prints  the
              current setting for ISDN interface name.

       huptimeout name [seconds]
              Set  the hangup timeout for ISDN interface name to seconds.  If there is inactivity
              (i.e. no traffic on the interface) for the  given  time  the  driver  automatically
              shuts  down  the  connection.   If  seconds  is omitted isdnctrl prints the current
              setting for interface name.

       cbdelay name [seconds]
              Set the callback delay for ISDN interface name to seconds.  If  callback  mode  for
              this  interface  is  in, dialing is delayed the given time. If the callback mode is
              out, after dialing out and waiting the given time, a hangup is issued to  free  the
              line  for  the incoming callback from the remote machine. This hangup-after-dial is
              disabled by setting cbdelay to 0. If seconds is omitted isdnctrl prints the current
              setting for interface name.

       dialmax name [num]
              Set  the  number of dial attempts for ISDN interface name to num.  If dialing, each
              phone number is tried this many times before giving up.  If num is omitted isdnctrl
              prints the current setting for interface name.

       ihup name [on|off]
              Turn  on  or off the hangup timeout for incoming calls on interface name.  If on or
              off is omitted the current setting is printed.

       chargehup name [on|off]
              Turn on or off hangup before next charge info for interface name.  This can only be
              used  if  the  ISDN provider transmits charge info during and after the connection.
              If set to on, the driver will close the connection just before the next charge info
              will  be received if the interface is inactive. If on or off is omitted the current
              setting is printed.

       chargeint name [seconds]
              If seconds are given, the charge interval for the given interface is set. This  may
              be  useful on ISDN lines with no chargeinfo or no online chargeinfo. The connection
              will be closed 2 seconds before the end of the next estimated  charge  interval  if
              huptimeout  seconds  of  inactivity  have  been  reached.  If  ihup is on, incoming
              connections are closed by this mechanism also.  On lines with  online  charge  info
              you  also  might ask by chargeint name for the current charge interval as delivered
              from the telecom on a given interface.

       secure name [on|off]
              Turns on or off the security feature for interface name.  If set  to  on,  incoming
              calls  will  only  be  accepted  if the calling number can be found in the incoming
              access list. See description of action addphone for information about  how  to  add
              numbers to this list.  If on or off is omitted, the current setting is printed.

       callback name [mode]
              Set  callback  mode  for interface name to mode mode.  If callback mode is in, then
              after getting an incoming call, a callback is triggered. If callback mode  is  out,
              then  the  local  system  does  the initial call and then waits for callback of the
              remote machine. The option on  is  available  only  for  compatibility  with  older
              versions.  Its  meaning  is  the  same like in.  If callback mode is off, calls are
              handled normally without special processing.

       cbhup name [on|off]
              Turns on or off Hangup (Reject) for interface name  before  starting  callback.  If
              cbhup is on, when receiving an incoming call, the interface first rejects that call
              before the callback sequence is started. If on  or  off  is  omitted,  the  current
              setting is printed.

       encap name [encapsulation]
              Set the encapsulation mode for interface name.  Possible encapsulations are:

              rawip
              raw ip encapsulation (default)

              ip
              IP + typefield encapsulation

              cisco-h
              Special  mode  for  communicating  with  a  Cisco in HDLC-mode with Cisco-keepalive
              switched off.

              ethernet
              ethernet over ISDN (MAC-header included)

              syncppp
              Synchronous PPP over ISDN

              uihdlc
              raw ip with additional ui-header

              cisco-hk
              Special mode for communicating with  a  Cisco  in  HDLC-mode  with  Cisco-keepalive
              switched on.

              x25iface
              Provides  an  interface  as  required by the Linux X.25 PLP protocol implementation
              (requires Linux 2.1.x or newer).

       If encapsulation is omitted, the current setting is printed.

       l2_prot name [protocol]
              Set the layer-2 protocol for interface name.  Possible values for protocol are:
              x75i, x75ui, x75bui and hdlc.  If  protocol  is  omitted  the  current  setting  is
              printed.

       l3_prot  name  [ protocol ]
              Set the layer-3 protocol for interface name.  At the moment only trans is supported
              here.  If protocol is omitted the current setting is printed.

       list name
              List all parameters and the charge info for interface name.  If name is  all,  then
              all interfaces are listed.

       status name
              Show  the  connection  status  for  interface  name.   The output can be one of the
              following types:

              ippp0 not connected
              There is no connection

              ippp0 connected to 0123456789
              There is an outgoing connection to phone number 0123456789

              ippp0 connected from 0123456789
              There is an incoming connection from phone number 0123456789

       If the interface is connected, the exit status of the command is true, else it is false.
       If name is all, then the connection status for all interfaces is shown. The exit status is
       always true in this case.
       If  name is active, then only those interfaces that are currently connected are shown. The
       exit status is always true in this case.

       verbose num
              Set verbosity level to num.

       hangup name
              The connection of interface name is closed immediately.

       bind name driverId,channel [exclusive]
              Binds an interface name to a physical channel.  The driverId identifies a  specific
              S0-Port.  The  channels  of a port start counting with zero. If exclusive is given,
              other interfaces cannot use that channel anymore.  Otherwise, the  channel  may  be
              used by other interfaces.

       unbind name
              Unbinds a the previously bound interface name.

       pppbind name [num]
              Binds  the  interface  name  to  an  ippp device /dev/ipppnum.  This works only for
              synchronous ppp. The value must be a number.  If num is omitted and name is  called
              ipppX , then the interface is bound to /dev/ipppX.

       pppunbind name
              Unbinds the previously bound interface name.

       busreject driverId [on|off]
              If  switched  on,  instead  of  ignoring incoming calls not matching any interface,
              isdn4linux responds with a REJECT to those calls. If switched  off,  isdn4linux  is
              passive,  allowing  other  devices connected to the same S0-bus to answer the call.
              You normally should not enable this feature, if the ISDN adaptor is  not  the  only
              device connected to the S0-bus.  Otherwise it could happen, that isdn4linux rejects
              an incoming call which belongs to another device on the bus.

       addslave name slave
              Adds a slave interface named slave to interface name for raw channel-bundling.  For
              bundling  of  more  than  two  channels,  any  number  of slaves can be added to an
              interface by using this  command  repeatedly.   name  must  refer  to  an  existing
              "master"  interface  (not a slave). Slave interfaces are not visible to the kernel,
              however all usual ISDN settings can be configured. Because slave interfaces are not
              visible  to  the  kernel,  they  are  configured "through" their "master", so it is
              important that slave interfaces are added  before  the  corresponding  "master"  is
              started  by  ifconfig.   If  the "master" is already up, it has to be shutdown with
              ifconfig down ...  otherwise the addslave command will be rejected.

       sdelay name num
              Set delay for slave-dialing.  The master interface name has to have a load of  more
              than trigger cps for at least num seconds, before its slave starts dialing.
              Note that this only works for rawIP, not MPPP!

       trigger name num
              Set  trigger level for slave-dialing.  The master interface name has to have a load
              of more than num cps for at least sdelay seconds, before its slave starts dialing.
              Note that this only works for rawIP, not MPPP!

       addlink name
              For MPPP, this adds a slave interface to the existing connection, i.e. connect  the
              extra channel now. It is like a dial command for the extra channel.
              This  also  means  that  addlink  will  only work if the master interface name must
              already be connected! Also, the dialmode for the slave interface must be auto.

       removelink name
              For MPPP, this removes a slave interface from the existing connection, i.e.  hangup
              the extra channel now.

       dial name
              Force dialing of interface name.

       mapping driverId MSN0[,MSN1[,MSN2]] ... [,MSN9]
              Installs a mapping-table for MSN<->EAZ-mapping. See README for details.

WILDCARDS

       When using isdnctrl addphone name in num to add phone numbers to the incoming-call accept-
       list of an interface, wildcards similar to shell wildcards can  be  used.   The  following
       wildcards are supported:

       ?      one arbitrary digit

       *      zero or arbitrary number of digits

       [list] one of the digits in list

       [1-5]  one digit in the range of (including) 1 and 5.

       ^      if this appears as the first character in a list, inverts the list.

BUGS

       This man page is not complete.

AUTHOR

       Fritz Elfert <fritz@isdn4linux.de>

SEE ALSO

       ttyI(4), isdnctrl(4), isdninfo(4), isdn_audio(4), isdn_cause(7).